The Slurpy, Messy History of Ramen with George Solt, Monday, May 19, 2014, 6:30 p.m., Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86th Street (between Park and Lexington), Upper East Side, Manhattan: Author of The Untold History of Ramen: How Political Crisis in Japan Spawned a Global Food Craze discusses ramen. Reception and ramen samples. Ticket prices vary.